Madonna: Album By Album

by Caroline Sullivan

Published for her 60th birthday, and featuring a wealth of rare and iconic photographs, Madonna: Album by Album is a unique and long-overdue exploration of the extraordinary output of this legendary artist.



Exploring every hit record and every era-defining image, this authoritative illustrated book examines each one of Madonna's 13 pioneering studio albums in fine detail, placing each within the context of the time in which it was recorded and charting the music's subsequent influence on fashion and popular culture.

Genres: Music, Nonfiction

256 pages, Hardcover

Published February 5, 2019

About the author

I'm not the Caroline Sullivan who writes poetry - I'm the other one, who's published six books: Bye Bye Baby: My Tragic Love Affair with the Bay City Rollers; Madonna: Ambition. Music. Style.; Ed Sheeran: Writing Out Loud; Adele: The Other Side; Dua Lipa: The Unauthorized Biography (bit of a dull title, apologies) and the Sunday Times bestseller Taylor: Era by Era.

Hmm. Goodreads apparently thinks that I haven't set up an account, and it's commanding me to do so.

I've been trying to write a little plug recommending the book I'm currently reading, Rivers of London by Ben Aaronovitch, but it keeps saying that I haven't got an account. Sigh.

Reviews

[Jose · Rating 4 out of 5]

Em comparação com o "Like An Icon" da Lucy O'Brien que li no ano passado, este livro apresenta-nos a história por trás de cada um dos álbuns de uma forma mais concisa, focando-se muito mais no lado profissional, na criação de cada trabalho, do que no pessoal (embora se relacionem muito). Ainda assim, para quem é fã, é um bom livro para se ler, quer para uma rápida consulta, ou para deter-se a ver as imagens!

[Lenar Mitchell · Rating 5 out of 5]

The book is well written! It’s very entertaining to read it since it’s about Madonna. However, the book is more about the publicity, reviews and marketing of Madonna’s albums rather than a detailed interpretation of her albums’ musicality. The photographs are so beautiful and timeless. Nonetheless, it was a breathtaking read! (5.0/5.0 LenarRatings)

[Jonny Brick · Rating 4 out of 5]

Once upon a time Madonna was the world's top popstar. Caroline's text combines with pictures from her entire career. We will never see the likes of Madonna again.